2021-03-10

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Kit Yates explains how he calculated that all the SARS-CoV-2 in the world would fit inside a Coke can - and discusses "Fermi Estimates".

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A little extra from this interview on Numberphile2: /youtube/video/4qVM5CbKnF8

Kit Yates website: https://kityates.com

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